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ANGOLA — A year ago, Pioneer’s Mike Rigerman could only take in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association wrestling championships as ...

Will Olean send a wrestler to the state tournament for the eighth straight year? Mike O’Connor sure hopes so. And the Huskies’ coach believes he has a...

FRANKLINVILLE — Even with its field reduced by six teams due to the weather, one of the area’s oldest wrestling tournaments offered a chance to see th...

PORTVILLE — Having a young team with only two seniors, Portville wrestling coach Matt Milne is happy to see signs of improvement. For the Panthers, th...

BRADFORD, Pa. — The Bradford wrestling team improved to 3-1 on the season with a big 48-33 victory over Smethport on Tuesday. Tyler Thompson (132 poun...

BOLIVAR — The way Bolivar-Richburg coach Todd Taylor described it, “we had a pretty good day” might be an understatement. On the first day of a two-da...

SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa. — On a night where neither team was at full strength, the Bradford High wrestlers were able to defeat Oswayo Valley, 60-24. Thursday...

PORTVILLE — Tied 28-28 going into the final three weight classes starting at 106 pounds, the Portville wrestling team needed to rely on its lighter-we...

The Olean High wrestling program has a couple of impressive streaks going, and the Huskies don’t want to see them end anytime soon. “We’ve had nine wi...

F rom the orders to head to France to the founder of Boys Town sharing his insight, from a senior taking on smokers up Pike’s Peak to a familiar face ...

Santino Pollino doesn’t call himself a tough guy, but he sure has a tough guy’s resume. The 30-year-old Geneva resident is an Ontario County Jail corr...

It’s a prestigious list to be sure. One that high school wrestling standouts from throughout Section 6 have come to admire … and perhaps even become a...

BRADFORD — For 18 years, Bret Butler’s focus was on the University of Pittsburgh-Bradford baseball team. And not because he shared a name with a 17-ye...

A couple of wrestling notes on current Portville great Nicholas Kozlowski and former Allegany star Ray Ryan; Kozlowski, a senior at PCS, became a two-...

Expectations within Pioneer’s program have soared to a point where it’s hard for any of coach Chris Edwards’ wrestlers to be satisfied. Take, for exam...

HERSHEY, Pa. — Ridgway 138-pound junior wrestler Logan McClain earned a pinfall victory at 2:46 on Saturday, taking home a seventh-place finish at the...

By PETE SIRIANNI Special to the Olean Times Herald What better setting to chase a golden goal than an arena aptly named the Giant Center? The Hershey ...

CLEARFIELD, Pa. — Defending state Class AA champion Brookville walked away with top honors at Saturday's District 9 Class AA wrestling finals, winning...